Coffee Exports from India

Last Updated: November, 2016

Introduction

In India, coffee is grown in regions that receive 2,500–4,000mm rainfall across more than 100 days, followed by a continuous dry period of a similar duration. Coffee growing areas in the country have diverse climatic conditions, which are suitable for the cultivation of different varieties of coffee.

Key Markets and Export Destinations

India is the third-largest producer and exporter of coffee in Asia, and the sixth-largest producer and fifth-largest exporter of coffee in the world.

The country accounts for 4.05 per cent of the global coffee production.

Coffee production in FY 2016-17 is pegged at 320,000 tonnes, as against 348,000 tonnes in FY 2015-16.

Over April-October 2016, coffee exports from India stood at 214,677 tonnes, registering a year-on-year growth of 18.6 per cent.

Italy, Russia, Germany, Belgium, Turkey, Slovenia, Jordan, Australia, Greece and Poland are the leading importers of Indian coffee.

Of the total coffee produced in India, ~70 per cent is exported and ~30 per cent is consumed domestically.

COFFEE BOARD OF INDIA

The Coffee Board of India is engaged in the research, development, extension, quality upgrade, market information, and domestic and international promotion of Indian coffee. Since 2002, the board has been conducting the India International Coffee Festival, a biennial event held in India in collaboration with other industry stakeholders.

The overall production of coffee is expected to reach 320,000 tonnes in 2016-17.

Source: Coffee Board

The overall production of coffee is expected to reach 355,600 MT in 2015-16, up by 8 per cent Y-o-Y.

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